CBS' March Madness coverage didn't get lots of buzzer-beaters and big upsets. But it got lucky with getting lots of name-brand teams. And the network seems poised to do something that it's only done twice in the past decade: end up with TV ratings for the NCAA tournament that are higher than the previous year's numbers.

The end result of the most anticipated duel since Zorro? Blake Griffin won the battle, and Tyler Hansbrough won the war. And now that the NCAA Tournament's answer to Ali vs. Frazier is over, can we talk about the Final Four?

Alison Lacey's three-pointer from the top of the key with 23 seconds remaining capped a furious comeback, leading fourth-seeded Iowa State to a 69-68 victory over ninth-seeded Michigan State on Saturday night and a trip to the Berkeley Regional finals.

Travis Walton has heard the question repeatedly in the last week. How important is it to reach the Final Four in his senior season, given that every four-year Michigan State player recruited by coach Tom Izzo has done so? This is Walton's last chance. Michigan State hasn't been to the Final Four since 2005, while he was a senior at Lima (Ohio) High School.

Travis Walton has heard the question repeatedly in the last week. How important is it to reach the Final Four in his senior season, given that every four-year Michigan State player recruited by coach Tom Izzo has done so? This is Walton's last chance. Michigan State hasn't been to the Final Four since 2005, while he was a senior at Lima (Ohio) High School.

Oklahoma is dangerous enough with Blake Griffin. Give him some help? The Sooners are nearly unstoppable. Griffin scored 30 points and had 14 rebounds, and Tony Crocker added a career-high 28 points as the second-seeded Sooners beat Syracuse 84-71 Friday night and advanced to their first regional final since 2003.

Two Big Ten Conference coaches top the list of possible successors to Billy Gillispie as the next men's basketball coach at the University of Kentucky. Michigan State's Tom Izzo and Ohio State's Thad Matta are among the most prominent coaches that have been discussed since today's announcement that Gillispie will not return after two seasons as the Wildcats' coach.